Selecting Dairy Cattle For High Milk Production
A College of Agriculture bulletin from the University of Illinois emphasizes that dairy cattle selection hinges on more than records. It compares cows to self-powered machines, focusing on constitution, health, udder capacity, and efficient use of roughage to sustain long-term production while avoiding excess fat.
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Poultry policy on dirty eggs shifts to base sales
The go Board revises egg cleaning rules after export ban. Producers pay to clean moderately dirty eggs, while dirtier eggs are sold as base eggs. Experts urge farmers to improve housing litter, perches, and nesting to reduce soilage, with one nest per five hens and clean nesting material such as grit or sawdust.
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Flourishing Joke Ends With Odd Weighing Tale
Two men dine and stroll home when one recalls being born weighing one and a half pounds. His companion asks if he lived, then notes the contrast to his current thirteen stone. An ad then shifts to timing and urges buying from H. Coote, the practical jeweller in Gloucester.
Conserving Fodder Through Silage In Inland Districts
The Agricultural Gazette reviews this season's fodder conservation contests. It notes silage as a safer, cheaper method than cereal hay for drought reserves, with 31 competitors (67 percent) using silage. Total inland silage for 1933-34 fell to 26,402 tons on 294 farms, down from 30,439 tons on 263 farms the prior year, amid a uncertain season outlook and widespread neglect by stockowners to store forage.
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